Steven Tey
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founder @dubdotco | previously @vercel
Joined July 2011
Had an incredible time this week hanging out with the @dubdotco team IRL for the first time ever. We're a fully remote + global team, making offsites like these so much more valuable. This year, we went to the Big Island of Hawaii π΄
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Twitter just open-sourced their algorithm. Some initial takeaways:.β Your following to follower ratio matters. β @TwitterBlue subscribers do get a boost in the algorithm. Will keep adding more to this thread π.
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This is the coolest website I've ever seen π€―. The trick: use cubes to convert the light ray into a rainbow & reveal hidden easter eggs across the screen π£. Try it out for yourself πΉοΈ.β³
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Design is hard. Here are some of my favorite places on the web for design inspiration:.
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Surprised there isn't more chatter around VALL-E. This new model by @Microsoft can generate speech in any voice after only hearing a 3s sample of that voice π€―. Demo β
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Introducing Precedent βΒ building blocks for your @Nextjs project. It's a collection of components, hooks, and utilities that I find myself reusing every time I start a new project. 100% free & open source β
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If you're building a SaaS in 2023:. β framework: @nextjs.β ui: @shadcn/ui + @tailwindcss.β redis/queues: @upstash.β charts: @tinybirdco + @tremorlabs.β db: @planetscale.β emails: @resendlabs.β payments: @stripe.β SAML: @boxyhq.β deployment: @vercel. What did I miss?.
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6. To put these feedback loops in perspective:. A user clicking on your tweet staying there for >2 min is weighted 22x more than them just liking your tweet. If they click into your profile through your tweet & likes/replies to a tweet? 24x more than a like. If they reply to.
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β kebab-case for file names.β PascalCase for component names.β camelCase for functions/attribute names.β UPPER_CASE for constants. Who else does this too??.
React components file naming. 2017-2023: PascalCase.2024-present: kebab-case.
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β² @Vercel just launched the AI SDK. You can now build AI-powered apps with streaming β starting with one simple command: `npm i ai`. Here are some examplesπ
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TIL you can turn any website into an editable canvas with just a simple command in the console:. document.designMode = 'on'.
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I'm curating a list of open-source alternatives to popular SaaS:. β Calendly: @calcom.β Algolia: @typesense.β Shopify: @MedusaJS.β WorkOS: @BoxyHQ.β Firebase: @supabase.β Amplitude: @posthog.β DocuSign: @documenso.β Bitly: @dubdotsh. What did I miss? π
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Omegle, which once had 27M daily active users, ran on a single Linode 2880 server + Python backend. No DB, no global CDN, no massive team. Just one cracked engineer and a simple tech stack. Let that sink in.
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Twitter/@X is working on a new #BrandedFeatures animation π. Like this tweet to see for yourself π
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7. When needed, the government can intervene with the Twitter algorithm. In fact, @TwitterEng even has a class for it βΒ "GovernmentRequested". Source β
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This site is a work of art β Subtle hover spotlights, interactive demos, 3D orb animation β everything about it is just *chefs kiss*. Built with @QwikDev by the incredible @necatikcl + @oguzyagizkara
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It's insane how much you can build with @reactjs + @tailwindcss in 2023:. β Websites: β Emails: β Mobile apps: β Dataviz: β Videos: β Open Graph Images:
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The AI assistant travel app in @OpenAI's DevDay keynote today has got to be one of the most impressive live demos I've ever seen. Brilliant presentation by @romainhuet + stellar design & engineering work by @simonpfish & @karoliskosas behind the scenes π
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Big news: We're launching cron jobs @vercel π€©. Easily turn any API route into a cron job with 1 line of code πͺ.
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Just found one of the coolest things on the internet β It uses WebGL for the 3D fluid interactions + neural network to generate the harmonization for the different melodies π΅. A true masterpiece by @daviddotli
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I'm curating a list of the most beautiful @nextjs sites of all time:. β β β β β Who else did I miss? π
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5. Some negative feedback loops that will reduce your "reputation score" on Twitter: . β Getting blocked .β Getting muted .β Abuse reports .β Spam reports .β Unfollows (not as heavily penalized as the above 4 though) . Source β
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This is one of the cleanest landing pages of all time β Dynamic island menu bar, impactful hero section, subtle hover animations β a true masterpiece. Built with @nextjs and it's fully open-source π
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Introducing my new AI side project: It's an open-source Notion-style WYSYWIG editor with AI-powered autocompletions β¨. Built with @tiptap_editor + @OpenAI + @Vercel AI SDK β²
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The AI-native product generation is here. Here are 10 free, open-source AI projects that you can learn from, deploy to @vercel, and build the next big thing:.
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Just found my new favorite OSS company β It's a modern, open-source alternative to Salesforce/Hubspot that lets you manage your customer relationships in a secure + privacy-first way. Incredible work @charlesbochet, @thomasdesfrancs, @_felx & team π
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This site is absolutely magical π. It gives a glimpse into the future of ticket purchasing π€―. Watch with sound onπ.β³
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Just found my new favorite app β An open-source repository of some of the most popular SaaS logos in SVG format, with lightning-fast search β‘. Built with @sveltejs & @tailwindcss by the amazing @erdemkirmit
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This app is incredible β It's an AI-powered interview prep platform for you to practice your tech interview skills. Built with @nextjs, @openai, and @vercel by @tmeyer_me β code is fully open-source as well π€―
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Open-source Loom alternative just dropped β Features:.β Native macOS App.β AI-powered transcriptions.β Built-in video editing features. Built by @richiemcilroy and it's fully self-hostable π
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Google, a $2T company, just shipped dark mode to Google Drive after 12 years (launched in 2012). Let that sink in.
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OK the new @vercel AI SDK Generative UI demo is wild π€―. especially the last part where I highlighted a section of the chart and asked "why did it dip here?". Live demo β
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Campsite just open-sourced their codebase and it's a treasure trove of great engineering principles:. β @nextjs β frontend.β S3 + @imgix β storage + CDN.β @pusher β notifications.β @100mslive β video chat.β @openai β AI.β @ToDesktop β native Mac app.β @vercel β deployment
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Open-source Linear/JIRA alternative just dropped β Features:.β World class UI/UX.β Powerful integrations.β Host on your own domain.β Custom themes/dark mode. Built with @nextjs, @tailwindcss, and @vercel β²
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Just discovered this amazing project by @sherb β It's a collection of beautiful SVG animations for your loading states, fully open-sourced under the MIT license π
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Life update: I'm starting a company around π. We're building the link management infrastructure for you to create marketing campaigns, link sharing features, and referral programs. Here's how it all started β and where we're going:
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This is amazing β An AI emoji generator, built by @pondorasti using @nextjs, @replicate, and @vercel β². 100% free & open-source too π€©
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OpenAI just bought Fun fact: @dharmesh was the previous owner of the domain and he bought it for $10M+. Rough estimate: OpenAI bought it for $15M - $25M range βΒ making it one of the most expensive domains ever sold π°
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pure css implementation of sunlight streaming through the window β¨. an incredible work of art by @_jzhao π. code is fully OSS too β
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The cat is finally out of the bag βΒ Google relied heavily on @ShareGPT's data when training Bard. This was also why we took down ShareGPT's Explore page βΒ which has over 112K shared conversations β last week. Insanity.
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In 2023, @reactjs/@nextjs and @tailwindcss are all you need to build anything you want:. β Web pages.β Open Graph Images.β Dataviz.β Emails.β Native apps.β PDFs.β Desktop/menubar apps.β Chrome extensions. π§΅π.
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1. Your following-to-follower ratio matters. Twitter's "Tweepcred" PageRank algorithm reduces the page rank of users who have a low number of followers but a high number of followings. Source β.
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You can now turn memes into animated videos with AI π€―. Made with @replicate by the amazing @fofrAI π₯.
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What is this floating nav bar design trend and why do I love it so much??. I'm dubbing this "the dynamic island of the web" π
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Skewed infinite carousel w/ vignette effect β¨. Built entirely with @tailwindcss β zero JavaScript required. Live demo & code π.
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Netlify just acquired Gatsby. All of the major open-source React frameworks now have the backing of a for-profit company:. β Remix β Shopify.β Gatsby β Netlify.β Next.js β Vercel.
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3. Twitter identified 4 different user groups to track & compare how often their tweets are being impressed to users:. β Power users.β Democrat users.β Republican users.β @elonmusk. Source β
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Just found my new favorite site β Discover some of the coolest apps that folks have in their MacBook Dock π». To get featured, simply run `npx dockhunt` in your terminal and watch the magic happen π«
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Notion just released Notion AI. β Generate blog posts with AI.β Brainstorm ideas with AI.β Fix grammar with AI.β Translate text with AI. β³
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8. Presidential elections is also another big part of the Twitter Algorithm. It can:.β Recommend election candidates to follow: β Suppress misinformation during Election events:
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Tired:.β Jira.β Notion.β Trello.β Linear.β Evernote. Wired:.β Apple Notes.β Apple Reminders.β Raycast Floating Notes.β VSCode Untitled-1.β Slack DM self.
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Just found my new favorite app β Create beautiful animations of your code snippets just by typing them + adding a frame to the timeline π€―. Built with @remotion by the amazing @dparksdev
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Tailwind is not just a tool. Itβs an ecosystem. It brings instant familiarity and a common language for everyone in front-end development. These are my favorite resources to master @tailwindcss:.
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Search across a half million git repos at Algolia-level speeds β‘ . I'm never using GitHub code search ever again.
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The new @shadcn sidebar component goes hard π₯΅. The perfect set of building blocks for any SaaS application.
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We're seeing more and more AI startups choose to build on @vercel β². Here are some of the most exciting ones I've discovered recently:.
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Open-source GitHub alternative just dropped β Landing page built with @nextjs, @tailwindcss and @rive_app π₯
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Setting up a new Mac this week. What are the top 5 must-have apps that I should install first? π
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Introducing @Vercel's new font β²
What if the internet. was actually π¦ππ’π internet? π¨. Introducing Boosts 2.0 β only in Arc
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is incredible. It's like Wikipedia + ChatGPT had a baby β except it has data from the entire internet βΒ not just Wikipedia π€―. The perfect tool for doing a deep dive into a particular topic.
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@elonmusk 4. There are a few factors that determine if your tweet will appear on someone's "For You" tab, mainly, the probability the user will:. β like/RT your tweet.β click into your tweet & reply/stay there for >2 mins.β check out your profile π. Source β
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We launched @ShareGPT just 7 days ago. Here's everything that has happened during that time:
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This is sublime. A realtime collaborative whiteboard app built with @nextjs and @liveblocks' API, with auth & permissions built in. Think Figma/Miro βΒ but 100% free & open-source. β€
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I was today years old when I learned that "light years" is actually relative to time on Earth π€―. E.g. if you're traveling at 99.99% the speed of light to a star that's 4 light years away, it would take you just 3 weeks. But to your loved ones on Earth, those 3 weeks = 4 years.
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Today, I crossed my 2-year mark at @Vercel β² π₯Ή. During that time, I shipped:.β 5 side projects.β 12 open-source templates.β 22K GitHub stars.β 7 viral threads (5M+ combined views). Here are some of my favorite ships:
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The absolute π stack for developing beautiful & accessible web-apps in 2023:. β Framework: @nextjs.β CSS: @tailwindcss.β UI components: @radix_ui .β Icons: β Platform: @vercel.β 1000x developer: @shadcn . LGTM, ship it to prod π€©.
Itβs here. Beautifully designed components built with Radix UI and Tailwind CSS. A collection of accessible and customizable components that you can copy and paste into your apps. Free. Open Source. And Next.js 13 Ready.
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We're seeing some companies on @vercel that are literally making science fiction a reality. Here are some of my favorite ones:.
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Introducing my new open-source side project: It's a crowdsourced list of the best open-source projects on the web. Best part? It's dogfoods @dubdotco's API to create short links for each project page + display real-time click analytics for them π
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I built a free ChatGPT Plugin that helps you brainstorm domain ideas by automatically checking if they are available inside ChatGPT π‘. Bonus feature: Compare prices across registrars and get the cheapest price for your domain. Here's how I built it π
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This has got to be one of the best product demos I've seen on a SaaS landing page β It's an open-source DocuSign alternative π. Fantastic work by @ElTimuro and the @documenso team π
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9. So far, I've scoured both the Twitter Algorithm repos but I still haven't found anything about the following:. β If a tweet containing a link will be ranked lower.β If bookmarking a tweet will boost its rankings. It looks like these are more myths than facts but I'll report.
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wow, Canva just launched its own AI code generator (competitor to v0, Lovable, Bolt, etc.). Things just got interesting π.
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Introducing Mux Meet β It'sΒ an open-source template for building video conferencing appsΒ β think Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams. Built with @nextjs, @vercel, and @MuxHQ by the talented @liam_lindner π€©
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Tailwind's Prettier Plugin is getting an amazing quality-of-life upgrade:. β Automatic classname deduplication.β Remove unnecessary whitespace on save. Incredible work from the @tailwindcss team π.
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